Boys' name · peaked in 1994
Mitchell name popularity since 1925
159,468 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mitchell (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1985 or earlier, so the typical Mitchell is about 41 years old in 2026. Mitchell peaked in 1994 as the #71 name for boys, and it ranked #954 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 159,468
- Named Mitchell, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #954
- for boys in 2025 (245 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 1,085 girls · 158,383 boys
- Most popular in
- Minnesota
- 2.07× its national share
Peak year is the year Mitchell made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Mitchell births per year, 1925–2025
1994 was the biggest year for Mitchell both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1947 and 1952, Mitchell became 2.1× more common, from 1 in 2,310 baby boys to 1 in 1,110.
- Steepest fall: Between 2001 and 2006, its share of baby boys fell by 54%, from 1 in 757 to 1 in 1,640.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Mitchell's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mitchell.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mitchell in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 14 | 1,560 | – |
| 1930s | 20 | 2,619 | #329 |
| 1940s | 38 | 6,125 | #254 |
| 1950s | 78 | 21,962 | #137 |
| 1960s | 130 | 22,678 | #159 |
| 1970s | 159 | 12,966 | #191 |
| 1980s | 267 | 24,542 | #115 |
| 1990s | 207 | 42,015 | #79 |
| 2000s | 134 | 16,906 | #236 |
| 2010s | 38 | 5,262 | #586 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,748 | #954 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
34.2% of babies named Mitchell from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Mitchell is most popular
The index compares Mitchell's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Mitchell.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 2.07× | 5,945 |
| Wisconsin | 1.74× | 5,417 |
| Nebraska | 1.64× | 1,818 |
| Iowa | 1.62× | 3,243 |
| Utah | 1.60× | 2,151 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Mitchell and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell (this page) | 158,383 | 1994 |
| Mitchel | 12,416 | 1994 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Mitchell's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mitchell.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mitchell (1994).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data